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Ronaldo accused of rape: American woman files complaint

Rishabh Gupta
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Ronaldo accused of rape

Ronaldo accused of rape: An American woman has filed complaint against Cristiano Ronaldo, accusing him of rape.

A woman from the United States has accused Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo of rape.

Kathryn Mayorga, 34, has accused Ronaldo of serious sexual assault. She says, as quoted by Der Spiegel, that the current Juventus forward raped her in Las Vegas in 2009.

She also revealed that Ronaldo later paid her $375,000, to ensure that she never speaks of the incident to anyone. Her lawyer is currently questioning the validity of the out-of-court settlement, according to the German publication.


This is the first time Mayorga has spoken publically on the incident, revealing details of what happened between her and Ronaldo in the hotel suite at Las Vegas.

Mayorga claims that Ronaldo raped her anally. After the assualt, Ronaldo asked her if she was in pain.

“By this time, he’s (…) on his knees. He says the 99 percent thing,” Mayorga said.

Ronaldo insisted, says the victim, that he was a “good guy”, except for the “one percent.”

Cristiano Ronaldo, meanwhile, has denied the accusations made on him. According to him, the sex between him and Mayorga was consensual.

Mayorga’s lawyer’s claims relies on the part of the document which includes Ronaldo’s description of the incidents inside the suite at Las Vegas.

In the document possessed by the lawyer, Ronaldo is quoted as saying, “She said no and stop several times.”

The incident was first reported by Der Spiegel one-and-a-half year ago. However, this is the first time when the victim herself has come out publically to accuse Ronaldo of sexual assault.

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Rishabh Gupta

Rishabh Gupta

A sports enthusiast. Sports, I believe, is one of the few powers which help us grow, both as an individual and society. With each day, in the rich world of sports, I grow.

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